Textbook of Women's Reproductive Mental Health

Finally―a definitive guide to women's reproductive mental health. The Textbook of Women's Reproductive Mental Health is the first comprehensive text for understanding, diagnosing, and supporting the unique mental health needs of women and others who undergo female reproductive transitions during their entire reproductive life cycle. Based on the award-winning National Curriculum in Reproductive Psychiatry, this groundbreaking book collects the latest thinking, research, and real-world practice from the brightest minds in psychiatry, obstetrics, gynecology, and other women's health specialties to provide the most complete compendium on women's reproductive mental health and the mental illnesses that arise at times of reproductive transition. This much-needed resource is positioned to be a cornerstone in the burgeoning field of reproductive psychiatry. Practitioners, researchers, and academics alike will gain an inclusive understanding of the mental, emotional, and behavioral disturbances related to female reproductive stages, including menstruation, pregnancy and the postpartum period, and perimenopause. Organized for everyday use, this convenient resource presents up-to-date information, case examples, and practical tools alongside data-supported guidance for treatment. A thorough introduction to the physiology of the woman's reproductive life cycle is included, with focused chapters that dive deep into a full range of mental health conditions related to reproductive hormone transitions. Highly visual coverage brings concepts to life using informative illustrations, charts, and graphs to discuss topics such as • Sexual health and contraception • Premenstrual mood disorders • Psychiatric disorders and treatments during pregnancy, the postpartum period, and perimenopause • The effects of stress during pregnancy and attachment • Infertility, pregnancy loss, birth trauma, and delivery of offspring with major health problems • Managing psychiatric emergencies • Prescribing commonly used drugs, including usage during pregnancy and lactation No other resource provides the depth of knowledge on reproductive psychiatry presented in the Textbook of Women's Reproductive Mental Health. Keep this book at your side for the latest screening tools and treatment options, as well as instant answers to questions about the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and pathophysiology of specific disorders.

The Textbook of Women's Reproductive Mental Health is the first definitive guide to understanding, diagnosing, and treating the unique mental health needs of women and others who undergo female reproductive transitions during their reproductive lives. For the first time, dozens of reproductive psychiatrists, obstetrician-gynecologists, and other women's health specialists come together to provide real-world insights into the mental, emotional, and behavioral disturbances related to female reproductive stages—how these disorders present themselves, the underlying causes of specific conditions, and the latest evidence-based guidance for treatment.

A must-read for practitioners, researchers, and academics, this unmatched resource uses informative illustrations and a quick-reference format to put authoritative coverage at your fingertips. Look inside for the latest information, case examples, and hands-on tools to illuminate and support women's mental health. It covers the entire reproductive life cycle—including gynecological conditions, premenstrual mood syndromes, sexual health, contraception, infertility and loss, and perimenopause and pregnancy and the postpartum period—including stress in pregnancy and attachment, the most prevalent disorders during the perinatal period, and psychiatric emergencies.

More than 50% of psychiatric patients are women, more than 80% of women experience at least one pregnancy, and nearly all women menstruate and go through menopause. Now, the reproductive process and its impact on women's mental health can be more completely understood with the Textbook of Women's Reproductive Mental Health.

Lucy A. Hutner, M.D., is Co-founder and Advisor for Phoebe in New York City. Lisa A. Catapano, M.D., Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Department of Psychiatry at George Washington University in Washington, DC. Sarah M. Nagle-Yang, M.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Director of the Women's Behavioral Health and Wellness Service at the University of Colorado–Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. Katherine E. Williams, M.D., is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and the Director of the Women's Wellness Clinic at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California. Lauren M. Osborne, M.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Gynecology and Obstetrics; Associate Director of the Women's Mood Disorders Center; and Fellowship Director of the Advanced Specialty Training Program in Reproductive Psychiatry at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.